Slowly but surely I am starting to figure this thing out...

I found another piece and things are starting to make a little more sense to me....

This weekend I was blessed and fortunate enough to participate in a reunion that consisted of classmates from high school, and honestly as I write my eyes are filling with tears...

Many may say "Okay, so you went to your high school reunion, big deal".  Well I say this, it is a big deal, a very, very big deal because you see, the people that I spent time with were not your run of the mill classmates...

These individuals were WAGNER HIGH SCHOOL FALCONS...

 I attended high school in a very special place...Clark Air Base, Angeles City, Philippines, and although I may have completed my senior year at Fort Walton Beach High School; I have never and probably will never have the bond that I have with the people I went to school with at Wagner.

When I joined the social networking community in June of last year, I was amazed at the number of "Waggies" that I was able to reconnect with; that alone brought me a sense of comfort and I felt one of my missing pieces slowly sliding into place...

Instantly phone numbers were exchanged by many of us and I was able to hear familiar voices that I have not heard in over 20 years; through joyous and tearful conversations, I began to catch up with people that played a very important role in my life...

Here and now, only hours after I said goodbye to some of those same people, do I feel that another piece has been put in its place...

I shared a conversation with a very dear friend of mine over breakfast when I arrived Saturday, and I was somewhat surprised at the things he told me;
he really did not have a group of friends in college, he just went to class and went home,
me too.
he really doesnt have a big group of friends now and spends a lot of time doing his own thing,
me too.
he looks forward to being able to come to the reunions to see his true friends,
me too.
as an adult he tends to view his inter-personal relationships as expendable, and really doesn't stress if newer friendships end,
me...too....

I think that was an ah-ha moment for me....

Sitting on the plane, heading home after a wonderful time, looking out the window with my sunglasses on and tears running down my face,  a few things started to make sense to me...

I had such a sense of calm
I had been around people that I shared a strong bond with that years nor distance could break.

The best part is that we all were exactly who we were 20 years ago...

• The Fiercely Fabulous Classy Diva
• The Barefoot Bohemian with an Edge
• The Quiet Guardian always watching out and taking care
• The Happy Go Lucky Entertainer ,making everyone laugh to the point of tears
• The Smiling Dancer with the sweet spirit...just to name a few

"I love you" flowed freely and was sincere and all you had to be was who you are, the real you, the person that existed before life got in the way...

Moving forward I take comfort in knowing that there are those
weird and wonderful Waggies out there that love me and accept me for me. 

For the first time in a long time I can say that I have an amazing group of friends!

They support me and understand me and my journey to fit the pieces together.....

xoxo
Be well.